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1. (n.) preface
a preliminary statement in a book by the author or editor, setting forth the book's purpose, acknowledging the assistance of others, etc.
2. preface
an introductory part, as of a speech.
3. preface
a preliminary or introductory event, circumstance, etc.
4. preface
a prayer of thanksgiving, the introduction to the canon of the Mass, ending with the Sanctus.
5. (v.t.) preface
to provide with or introduce by a preface.
6. preface
to serve as a preface to.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < MF < ML prēfātia, for L praefātiō=praefā(rī) to say beforehand (see pre -, fate ) +-tiō -tion)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) foreword, preface, prolusion
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
2. (verb) precede, preface, premise, introduce
furnish with a preface or introduction
"She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"
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1. (noun) preface
a short piece of writing that introduces a book
a preface by the author
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) preface
something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay; a proem; an introduction, or series of preliminary remarks
2. (noun) preface
the prelude or introduction to the canon of the Mass
3. (verb) preface
to introduce by a preface; to give a preface to; as, to preface a book discourse
4. (verb) preface
to make a preface
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Sense: an introduction to a book etc
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 Afrikaans: voorwoord |
 Arabic: مُقَدِّمَه |
 Bulgarian: предговор |
 Brazilian: prefácio |
 Czech: předmluva |
 German: die Einleitung |
 Danish: forord; indledning |
 Greek: πρόλογος |
 Spanish: prefacio |
 Estonian: eessõna |
 Farsi: پیشگفتار |
 Finnish: esipuhe |
 French: préface |
 Hebrew: מָבוֹא |
 Hindi: प्राक्कथन, प्रस्तावना, भू |
 Croatian: predgovor, uvod |
 Hungarian: előszó |
 Indonesian: prakata |
 Icelandic: formáli, inngangur |
 Italian: prefazione, premessa |
 Japanese: 序 |
 Korean: 서문 |
 Lithuanian: pratarmė |
 Latvian: priekšvārds |
 Malay: kata pendahuluan |
 Dutch: voorwoord |
 Norwegian: forord |
 Polish: przedmowa |
 Persian: پیشگفتار |
 Pashto: وړانديز |
 Portuguese: prefácio |
 Romanian: prefaţă |
 Russian: предисловие |
 Slovak: predhovor |
 Slovenian: predgovor |
 Serbian: uvod |
 Swedish: förord |
 Thai: คำนำ |
 Turkish: önsöz |
 Taiwanese: 序言，前言 |
 Ukrainian: передмова, вступна частин |
 Urdu: ديباچہ، مقدمہ |
 Vietnamese: lời mở đầu |
 Chinese: 序言，前言 |
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